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ORDINANCE NO. 2013-012 <br /> <br />sharply contrasting colors may be used for only accent purposes occupying a maximum of five <br />percent (5%) of building façades. <br /> <br />I. Signs. <br /> <br /> <br />1.Business signs shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and <br />details of the building. Signs shall be incorporated into the façades of the buildings <br />rather than extending past the roof line and should not project more than twelve (12) <br />inches beyond the plane of the façades. Retail business wall signs shall be located in <br />a position above the front window that is located consistently among stores. <br /> <br />J. Site Furnishings and Seating Areas. <br /> <br /> <br />3.Restaurants shall include a functional outdoor seating area with tables, chairs, <br />plantings, and access to the restaurant. <br /> <br /> <br />b)The outdoor seating area shall not be used for exterior storage when the area <br /> is not in use. <br /> <br /> <br />c)These areas shall be distinguished with decorative fencing and/or plantings. <br /> <br />L. Landscaping. A minimum of one tree shall be placed along the right-of-way every forty (40) <br />feet. The tree shall not interfere with the roadway and shall be on private property. <br /> <br />M. Parking. <br /> <br /> <br />4.Plantings shall be used to soften and shade parking lots and parking structures. <br />Parking adjacent to streets should be screened from view with landscaping, including <br />but not limited to trees, hedges, flowers and other bushes and/or decorative masonry <br />walls. Berms shall be discouraged. <br /> <br /> <br />5.Parking lot islands shall be used to distribute large parking lots into separate areas. <br />Parking lot islands shall be planted with trees or include infiltration basins and <br />plantings. Entry drives shall be defined by trees and shrubs. <br /> <br />7. Parking structures that are visible from off the site shall display an integration of <br /> building materials, form, and colors with the principal building. No signs other than <br /> directional signs shall be permitted on parking ramp facades. <br /> <br />P. Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation. Pedestrian and bicycle improvements shall be installed in <br />accordance with the City of Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan and the local guiding plan and <br />shall be in conformance with the following: <br /> <br /> <br />1.Site design shall facilitate pedestrian connections and mobility within and between <br />buildings, sites, and uses by providing clear visual indicators through door placement, <br />signage, striping, raised pathways, and integrating landscaping components. <br /> <br /> <br />2.An internal sidewalk system shall link the primary entrance of each building on site <br />with the public sidewalk or trail network. In the event a building is subdivided into <br /> 3 <br />